Naomi Osaka 3rd 4th Tournament V “I lie down safely” – Tennis: Daily sports



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◇ 12th (13th time in Japan) ◇ Women’s individual final

Naomi Osaka (22 = Nisshin Foods), ranked 9th in the world, has achieved the feat of winning the singles of the Big 4 tournaments, which is the third time in history as an Asian player.

Former world queen, defeated 27th place Victoria Azalenka (31 = Belarus) 1-6, 6-3, 6-3, the United States for the first time in two years since she won in 2018, and the four major tournaments in 19 years. Winner from Australia. In the second inning, the number of individual victories in the big four Asian player tournaments, which was in line with Lee (China), was renewed and became the highest number alone. In addition, it will return to 3rd place in the last world rankings scheduled to be announced on the 14th.

In the first set he suffered a shot that rocked the opponent’s left and right and dropped to 1-6, but regained his original appearance from the second set. Take 4 games in a row of the 2-3-led development and tie with a 1-1 set count. Powerful serve like taking 5 aces with this set just shined.

And the third game we received. Advance to the advantage, like breaking the fourth game. Despite Azalenka’s tenacity, he broke the eighth game of offensive and defensive plays. And in the ninth game, at the end, Azalenka’s back hit the net and the heated Daiichi won. Osaka lay down on the court and was immersed in the joy of victory.

“The final was more terrifying than fun. (Azalenka) was a really strong opponent. After the match, sometimes I collapsed, but I didn’t want to hurt myself, so I lay down safely,” Ando said. I looked back with my expression.

Osaka made a name for himself three times in history. Beating Lee, who is known as the goddess of tennis in Asia, she has won the most of four major tournaments between men and women. Osaka became the best player in Asia, following the feat of winning the Australian championship in 19 and becoming the first Asian man and woman to become number one in the world.

Osaka pushed Azalenka with an ideal style that fused strength and stability. No matter how much I hit, the shaft never collapsed, and it was in Osaka this time that the number of errors was reduced. Also, the mental aspect, which was a problem, is not altered at all, saying “I can always be positive.” Also on this day, his strength broke Azalenka’s tenacity. Azalenka was the first opponent Osaka lost in all four major tournaments. In 2016, he won the qualifying round in Australia and made his debut in the big four tournaments. After that, he suddenly entered center court in the third round due to the advance. That opponent was Azalenka. I was completely ill and could only play two games. “I’m glad I lost. I learned a lot,” he said.

The life of Osaka’s four main tournaments that can be said started from the match against Azalenka. Four years have passed since then, and by winning the national final stage I have returned the favor. “I am here because I learned a lot from my experience with mountains and valleys and grew up.”

He also displayed the seven masks that he had prepared to protest racial discrimination with the names of the black victims. After winning the first round, he said, “I prepared seven cards to advance to the final. Although the number of seven people is small, I want to show them all, so I want to do my best.” I showed the words in practice.

The next round of Italian International (Rome) will start soon. The clay tournament, which I’m not good at, will continue until the four big tournaments that start on the 27th, the French Open (Paris). However, with the tennis Osaka is currently showing, there is a high possibility that the clay, where tenacity and patience are the keys, will be beaten completely.



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